98 Stratus stalling

UPNORTH45

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1989 DODGE STRATUS
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
145,000 MILES

Got a 1998 dodge stratus with a 2.5l v6.
Car starts fine and idles fine.
When you drive about 10 to 15 miles the lights go from real bright to normal bright, the cruise light comes on thou I didn't turn the cruise on, the shift indicator starts flashing throw all the gears on the dash thou I've stayed in drive and then the engine dies.
When you wait about 5 minutes, the car will start again and the whole thing starts up after driving further. Any ideas
Thanks

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DANLESABRE

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Does the problem repeat after each time it shuts down and you wait, then start it again?

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Friday, July 8th, 2011 AT 5:02 AM

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Friday, July 8th, 2011 AT 6:42 PM

DANLESABRE

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Is there a volt meter on the dash? When you say the lights are real bright, are you saying that they are a lot brighter than when the car was operating normally?

A bad voltage regulator can cause the computer to do wacky things because too much electric is being shot through the cars electrical systems.

Have any fuses blown recently?

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Saturday, July 9th, 2011 AT 1:15 AM

JDL

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I'd make sure the battery has a full charge, then check the charging system. You can do testing under the hood, with a digital multimeter. Some of the national brand autostores will check the battery and charging system.

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Thursday, August 18th, 2011 AT 6:49 PM